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WOLFRATSHAUSEN (WOR)

State : Bayern
Incorporated into : 1973 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, München, Starnberg

Wappen von Wolfratshausen (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Wolfratshausen (kreis)

Official blazon
German	Geteilt; oben in Blau ein schreitender, rot gezungter goldener Löwe, unten die bayerischen Rauten.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on 1967.

The arms are a combination of the lion of the Counts of Andechs-Wolfratshausen-Meranien and the diamonds of Bayern. The first ruled the area until 1248 when it became a possession of the Dukes of Bayern, from the Wittelsbach dynasty.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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